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Evening folks, you may be wondering who the heck I am - I'm a former writer at Head Kick Legend before the site shut down and now write over at Gals Guide to MMA. Sir Walsh has been kind enough to allow me to bring you live results for tonight's 14-fight card at Bally's Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. I've got a front row view here at press row, so I'll be able to get some great pictures as well.

It's about ready to start in a few minutes - nothing's happening now but people getting ready to rock n roll. Thanks to Dave for the opportunity to bring you these results live.

We're about to get underway and the first fighter, Mike Gianone just got finished with the traditional MT pre-fight intro.

Aliaga came out aggressive, but Gianone landed a nice counter left that backed him up. After a break, Aliaga continued to come out aggressive and Gianone ate a low blow in the exchange of knees. Both fighters ended the round firing. Aliaga had the faster start to round 2, but Gianone ended the round unloading knees to the body and head in his own corner. The great thing about three two-minute rounds is that the fighters were going all out. Helps that these are 125'ers, so there's no gassing. Fight ends, and I would guess that Aliaga wins, but it was a close fight regardless. The great thing about three two-minute rounds is that the fighters were going all out. Helps that these are 125'ers, so there's no gassing. Fight ends, and I would guess that Aliaga wins, but it was a close fight regardless. I'm wrong, and Gianone wins by unanimous decision.

Mike Gianone throws a knee.

Next fight is a bantamweight contest in the ladies division. Jennie Nedell is fighting out of the famous (to MMA fans) Sera-Longo fight gym, however it's Peteraf that starts out strong with a bunch of knees in the clinch. Nedell lands a stiff jab straight through Peteraf's guard and finishes the round strong with punches throught Peteraf's loose hands. Round two is very similar, as Nedell is getting bullied in the clinch while landing the better punches. Peteraf ate less punches this round than she did the first, so I'd say this round is hers. The final round continued the theme of Nedell landing better from range with Peteraf doing good work from the clinch. This fight is almost certainly Peteraf's as she just earned a standing 8-count with a series of like... 20 unanswered knees to the body. Yup, I called this one correct, as she got the UD.

Some bigger boys now, as we've got 178'ers in the ring. Maldonado looks to be the stronger of the two, as he's been able to spin Mamroud around in the clinch a couple times. They ended the round firing back and forth. Close round, but I would guess Maldonado on some cleaner strikes. Another close round, more strong clinching from Maldonado, but Mamroud isn't just laying down either and he's firing some nice combos. No idea who got this round. Maldonado has some nice kicks that sound loud in the arena when they land. Mamroud has a big welt on the left side of his rib cage. Mamroud trying hard, and landing some, but I think Maldonado takes this. 2 for 3 so far - Maldonado with the UD win.

Well, this fight ended quickly. Kate Allen showed that the Cool Hearts Gym knows its clinch work and she earned the TKO win a minute and nine seconds into the first round with a couple dozen clinch knees.

185-lb title fight here for the Take On belt. Abreu lookks to be the stronger man in this event, and at 5-0, he's got a good record so far. He earned a knockdown midway through round 1 with a high kick, but Miller fought back to try and earn some points back. Miller's family has moved down and are yelling enthusiastically right behind me. Miller with solid 1-2 and then doubles up on it. Miller with a liver kick. Abreu catches a kick and lands an overhand right. They each miss a leg kick. Abreu with a pair of liverkicks, and Miller sweeps Abreu's legs from under him to end the round. Slower start to the third so far... Miller lands a good right, but then eats a solid left. High kick from Miller, and another left hand from Abreu. Couple of body kicks and then three HARD lefts in a row from Abreu has the ref stopping the action to administer a standing 8 to Miller. This fight is Abreu's unless I'm sadly mistaken. I am not, and Abreu takes home the strap.

Here's a pic of Abreu winning the title, courtesy of the in-ring announcer: https://twitter.com/blklkp/status/234439236034625537/photo/1/large

Odria with a strong kick to start this 105-lb contest. Slow-paced as neither fighter is landing a lot. They exchange tandem knees from the clinch and repeat this about three times before Odria throws Ng to the canvas. Ng starts with some nice combos of knees and kicks, but not everything is getting through Odria's guard. Nothing thudding landing, but both fighters are landing combos and clinch knees. Same through round 3 as well. Jess Ng takes a close fight in another unanimous decision.

Bastone comes out strong and hits a solid leg kick. Close fight as Gregory and Bastone trade in center ring. They stand and trade in center ring and all of a sudden, Bastone lands a big hook that staggers Gregory. The ref gives him a standing eight and then waves it off. Gregory is on wobbly legs still minutes after the fight as they announce Bastone as the winner by TKO.

Take On ring card girl Alicia Patterson

Close fight so far between Noll and Rugilo. Noll is doing better in the clinch, but both fighters are landing pretty evenly. Solid back and forth in the second as well, although Rugilo has landed a couple of good shots. Rugilo opens the third with some solid lefts to Noll's jaw. Good chin on Noll as she fights through. Low blow from Rugilo is shrugged off. Fight ends with an exchange of spinning backfist from Rugilo meeting a cross from Noll. Rugilo takes a close split decision 29-28 x2 and a 28-29.

Henry Lee is the clear crowd favorite and comes out strong. He gets a knockdown midway through the first with a solid straight as Jiminez was moving forward. Lee continued strong through much of the round and didn't fade in the second. After a flurry that staggered Jiminez into the ropes, the ref jumped in and waved off the fight as Lee picks up his first win.

Fireworks to start the first full Thai rules contest of the night (no headgear, elbows legal). Cheung looks to be overpowering Krampetz every time they clinch. Krampetz is landing some good shots from range, but Cheung is hitting him with solid, solid shots when he connects. And he just connected now for a knockdown. Round 1 ends, and that's a clear Cheung round. Nothing is changing here in the second, and Cheung lands a HUGE knee to the liver that ends the fight. If you saw Overeem/Lesnar, it looked exactly like that. Cheung, your winner by KO at 1:11 of round 2.

Take On ring card girl Candice Figueroa throwing t-shirts to the crowd.

Quick start in this lightweight title contest as Mauceri is taking charge of center ring. He's landing good combos and pushing him into the corners. Mauceri is pushing the pace and Grekoski has his chin up. First round to Mauceri on the heels of a powerful straight left. Mauceri is bullying Grekowski. He backs Grekowski into the far right corner and is unloading. Grekowski is staggered by a big elbow and the ref jumps in to stop it. Mauceri your winner by TKO

Whoa. Andy Singh just put on a clinic on a very experienced veteran in Anthony DeMaio. DeMaio has had dozens of fights in Thailand that don't apear on his official record and Andy Singh came out like a tornado. DeMaio was not without offense, but Singh was FLYING. Hee landed multiple flying knees, head kicks and powerful punches. The end came about two and a half minutes into the first round, as Singh staggered DeMaio with a 4-piece combo that sent him crashing to the mat face down. Your winner by KO, Andy Singh.

Anthony DeMaio is staggered against the ropes by Andy Singh moments before Singh scored the knockout.

Two powerful lightweights immediately started slugging it out in center ring. Low kicks, jabs, knees and hooks were being exchanged, but in a technical manner, not just a brawl. Hinds landed a few solid knees and they broke. A left from Robinson followed by a HUGE left after a feint of the jab and down goes Hind. He's staggered and can't get up and Robinson defeats Hinds by KO.

Check out some more awesome pics straight from the ring announcer and his in-ring ipad:

In the main event of the evening, Jay Matias came out overpowering the smaller Ahammer. Ahammer did some good work in the clinch with his elbows, but Matias had the stronger combos. I'd score that round for Matias. Well, that was brutal. Matias got Ahammer into the clinch and brutalized him with knees and elbows. About a minute in (I missed the exact time), the ref stepped in to save a faded Ahammer. Your winner by TKO, Jay Matias.

AND I AM dooooooooonezo. I'm off to either an afterparty or a poker table or uh... maybe just a bus ride home, but probably one of the other two first.

Seattle hosted a night of Muay Thai fights this past Friday night. The top of the card featured a trio of San Jose-based fighters. Two of those fighters were from AKA. Also of note, the card featured a fighter trained by UFC veteran Ivan Salaverry. The rest of the card featured local area fighters as well as a couple from Canada.

In the main event, Chris McMillan of Arashi Do Martial Arts out of Calgary, Canada defeated AKA fighter Aleksander Numoski with a spectacular head kick in the first round. Numoski got up but when the ref asked him to walk toward him, he wobbled toward him. A good stoppage.

It was a mix of tradition and the contemporary as several of the fighters performed ceremonial dances before the fight and thai music played during the fight while hip hop dominated the soundtrack for entrances and in between rounds.

The organization for the fights could have been better as the fights were delayed about a half hour for some unknown reason. Also, media had to wait in the will call line with everyone else before getting in.

You should be watching this on GFL.tv for just $15, it is well worth it, but if you can't or won't, go ahead and keep your eyes on this space for updates on the card. David Bixenspan of BleacherReport.com is live at the event reporting for us, follow him on twitter at @DavidBix for live updates and photos from the event. Also follow @LiverKickdotcom for updates from me.

Brett Hlavacek (R1 - KO) Chris Clodfelter - Quick and brutal, with Hlavacek working the head kick early on with a little bit of luck before finding success from the clinch with a huge knee that hit the mark. He then swarmed and a few kicks put Clodfelter down, who decided he could not continue.

Eric Ruiz (R3 - Unanimous Decision) Anthony Demaio - Incredibly fun first round from both guys, with Demaio controlling the distance and fighting very smart, but Ruiz landed an awesome teep that pushed Demaio down and followed up with some great clinch fighting to close out the round. Round two saw Ruiz turn on the pressure and work his smart clinch. The big action came when he did a push kick that connected on the jaw of Demaio, but Demaio worked his hands and used his height to keep some distance. Round three was all Ruiz, working the clinch, teep and landing the big left hooks throughout. He wasn't able to finish him off, but he ran away with the fight in this round.

Sean Hinds (Majority Draw) DeShawn Robinson - DeShawn Robinson looked good in the first round, which was pretty even, with DeShawn just landing a little bit more to take the round. The second round began the same, but Hinds began connecting with his hands and controlling the ring, getting his sea legs and starting to look really good, neutralizing Robinson's superior speed. The story of round three was Robinson catching leg kicks and sweeping Sean's legs out from under him, but Hinds came back big time scoring a knockdown which might be considered questionable. Robinson began to gas and Hinds swarmed him, landing some great clinch knees but unable to finish him.

Brian Collette (R1 - KO) Marcus Taylor - Collette came out fast looking for the finish, but it left him vulnerable to some attacks by Marcus in the ropes until the ref broke it up. It was a game of Collette avoiding the shots from Taylor before landing a huge knee and a right hand that put Taylor down. Taylor gets up, acts fine and then flops over onto the mat. Epic delayed KO.

Ryan Madigan vs. Rigel Balsamico - This fight was all Madigan. Madigan landing with his hands at will and puts Rigel down with a big knee. Rigel gets up and stalls for a while before continuing. A combo with his hands puts Balsamico down for a final time as he barely can stand, but still arguing he could continue. This is apparently Rigel Balsamico's last fight.

Thank you for joining us, look for more coverage of the event later on!

The Slamm organization held their second "Soema na Basi" event today in Paramaribo, Suriname. The first event took place on August 26 in the same place, and featured the likes of Ismael Londt. This time around, Ismael Londt wasn't on the card, which was quite a surprise since he was on the poster. Nevertheless, some of the best up and coming fighters out of the Netherlands participated. including members of Team Slamm.

Jairzinho Rozenstruik, fresh off a KO win over up and coming Romanian heavyweight Benjamin Adegbuyi last month, took a decision over Jan Siersema to win the Soema na Basi Heavyweight Title. Jairzinho has put together a nice little streak, something I didn't expect after he lost to Roman Kleibl in May. Full results below: